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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Why did no one tell me Pizza Hut had some god-tier fry game? Those are legit some of the best fries I've ever had. I just got regular because there was a deal going on but I'm gravitating straight for the cajun ones next time, y'all. Those are better than most fast food places for real. Damn, man...

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Am gonna see if I have a pink Posca. If I do, I'll pull the eye stickers off too. The eyes are molded with lines so you can paint if you want to, which I appreciate very many. I need to get an acrylic marker set. I think that may be enough for some of these things. Especially on white plastic.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hitting the 'actually, fuck stickers' phase of model building is rough. My vision is garbage and my hands are unsteady. But I'm slowly accepting imperfections as being wonderful too. Because at the end of the day, a little chipped or wonky paint is better than peeling stickers.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I didn't set out to beat Golden Axe tonight, it just happened while I was idly ranking Genesis games. IT STINKS. backloggd.com/u/PrismaticO...

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PrismaticOwl's review of Golden Axe | Backloggd

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You've become some kind of Headmaster!

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What, no spot left open for Jungler? You've changed, man!

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Glad you're back home and on the other side of that hill, even if you've got a bit of walking before it's all done with. I'm sure Halloween the Cat is happy to have you back! We're happy to have you back, too! This Halloween season has had too many tricks and not enough treats. Been a mean one!

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Really angry at past-us for somehow losing or trading away all the end-form starter cards, man. Most of the cards we sent to get graded tagged in the 7-9 range. Happy for what I DID have, but man. It could've been so much more insane, y'know? I have no memory of what happened to them all.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The cover gives "Oh my god I almost stepped in dog shit!" vibes...

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Aw Christ! That's not great! Hopefully recovery goes swiftly and you get something good to eat soon! I don't think anyone's gonna be mad at slight delays caused by a BURST APPENDIX. Or I would hope the community of oddballs we have here wouldn't, anyway. Dang, man...

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

(I'm less stoked about having to try and fucking wrangle Windows 11, but what can ya do? The first week will probably be an infuriating fucking time, and once I get it looking and acting halfway normal, and trying to disable its worst traits, it'll finally be usable...)

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm glad I'll just be getting an off-the-shelf PC when this one's finally ready to retire. I'm glad I don't need some uber-rig with all the latest nonsense. Video cards going for $7,500? I can get a full-ass PC for 1/15th of that. Only people who need a rig like that are outta their god damn minds.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Telling Metroid newbies to play Other M is like telling them they should eat a ghost pepper. It's cruel, rude, and will just make them hate the thing you're trying to get them to enjoy. Read the wiki entry and look up what 'character assassination' is. There. Saved you time.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Holy fuck, this was easily one of the DUMBEST movies I've ever seen. It isn't the WORST movie I've ever seen. Mars Attacks still takes the throne. But this is the second-worst. And still dumber by a LOT. I lost brain cells watching this garbage. letterboxd.com/prismaticowl...

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A ½ review of They (2002)

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Godzilla double header today. The cartoonification of Goji begins here, I feel like. He had some silly moments in the last two movies, but bro took lightning to the dick and ass and did a pratfall here. C'mon now. letterboxd.com/prismaticowl...

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A ★★★ review of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In which Godzilla goes for a Sunday walk and gets harassed by everyone and everything under the sun. Let a man take a midday constitutional in peace! letterboxd.com/prismaticowl...

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A ★★ review of Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

And she's done. Never could get that paint spill in the top/center cleaned. Damn thing was immune to paint thinner for some reason. Still, for bad vision and worse hand steadiness, I think she came out looking pretty good. Never attempted this much painting/weathering.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Actually no. It doesn't unseat Mars Attacks from the bottom of my watched-movies list, if only because it wasn't mean-spirited and ugly. Still, the MASSIVE fucking gap between these two films and the third worst, Godzilla: The Planet Eater, is insane to me...

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

How it started vs how it's going. Underside's still damp, grumpy about the paint spill I couldn't fully clean in the top center. Also grumpy I couldn't get a good grime trail from the vents. But this is so small and I'm so much a paint/TPL amateur, I'm considering it alright.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Lotta discourse about Megaman 1 lately over on the other site. Y'all, it ain't that complicated. Just be patient and learn to get good. Modern gamers have been babied and had their hands held for so long that even a mild challenge is impossible to them. backloggd.com/u/PrismaticO...

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PrismaticOwl's review of Mega Man | Backloggd

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Here's a shot with the sticker sheet and the hull laying flat on the table with the penny, just to get a better idea of HOW small this shit is. Shoddy as my painting is, there is a 0% chance those bitty stickers would ever stick over the bumpy surface of this thing.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Penny for scale again (Falcon is raised up so it's slightly smaller than advertised). It's blotchy and messy, but that's 'cause I'm not done yet. One more paint pass, then it'll be cleaning it up with paint thinner and a damn toothpick, then gloss coat, the TPL + grime, then matte coat. Woof!

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Been a long, mentally-taxing, rough day. Good lunch. Brain is presently too locked up to allow me to eat dinner. So that's fun. Been about 2 weeks of terrible sleep with like one day in there where I got an okay amount of rest. Gonna hope I sleep tonight and it reboots my brain for awhile. Bleh.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I would rather marathon all the other films I've given a half-star rating to in a single day and apologize to every single one of them, because before Mars Attacks I did not know what a terrible film truly was. My life is worse for having watched it. letterboxd.com/prismaticowl...

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A ½ review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

If Letterboxd allowed 0 stars, this would rate a 0. It's been awhile since I've seen a movie that offended me in every possible way. This film was supposedly a comedy but I didn't so much crack a smil...

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Okay, the Manzanita Sol apple soda is REALLY good. Made some top tier drink picks today.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Banana Pudding and Chicken & Waffles Oreos elude me still. Not pictured: A case of Ghost Face Punch and a case of apple soda I've been wanting to taste test. Pretty good haul to ring in the Halloween season. Pre-season's still got a few more days, but...

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I should not be allowed to use these things...

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Peter Cullen... GET THE FUCKING REAPER AWAY FROM THAT DAMNED CLAW MACHINE, OH MY GOD.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Been so long since I used TPL, I forgot to hold off until after gloss coating the damn thing, so no more panel lining until after the painting's done and I can douse it in stink-spray. Then panel lining, then weathering, then matte coat. Because again: Fuck them bitty-ass stickers!

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It'll be back to workin' on the Smol Falcon today, I think. Really I need to just assemble the bitch because 99% of the painting is the top and bottom, and I can do that once it's together. Just gotta suffer the 'printed on the inside of the box top in tiny font' instructions...

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Glad I'm feeling better today. I think the massive week of sleep deprivation finally caught up yesterday. I felt godawful. My vision was just strained the entire day. Couldn't read shit on my monitor. Today, feeling much better, tryin' to hydrate, 'cause I was also badly dehydrated when I woke up.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I have legit never seen this thing since I started in the hobby years ago. And I have a feeling it's gonna sell out like the ZZ Ver Ka did a few years back. Hopefully old RGs aren't quite as hot an item, 'cause I am gonna be FERAL about getting this damn thing finally.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Shaky hands, bad eyesight, and iffy photo references, but it'll still look better than if I'd tried slathering those itty-bitty stickers on it. Included the photo with the penny as a size comparison reminder. First pass today, more coats soon, then prettying it up later.

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The original Friday has always been special. It may very well be a perfect movie. That love doesn't extend to the sequels, at least from the hazy memories I have of them. But on its own, this movie may be in my all-time top 3. letterboxd.com/prismaticowl...

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A ★★★★★ review of Friday (1995)

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Tamiya Panel Liner stinks to high hell and will make you feel woozy if you're in the stench for too long, but sometimes it's the best tool for the job. This'll all need cleaning up a bit later, but for those deep recesses it was kinda required. I need to pull up some movie images to work with...

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Isabella Valentine @prismaticowl.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hey, did you like the original Jurassic Park? Do you wanna watch a film that steals all the main plot beats from them and fucks every single one of them up? No, well neither did I, but then I watched Jurassic World. letterboxd.com/prismaticowl...

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A ½ review of Jurassic World (2015)

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